Health care facilities' "war on terrorism": a deliberate process for recommending personal protective equipment

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 185-195

  Koenig, Kristi L ^a   Boatright, Connie J ^b   Hancock, John A ^c   Denny, Frank J ^c   Teeter, David S ^d   Kahn, Christopher A ^a   Schultz, Carl H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Indiana Primary Health Care Association   (United States)

^c DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^d WISHARD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL WARFARE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; REVIEW; TERRORISM; WAR; WEAPON;

DISASTER PLANNING; HEALTH FACILITIES; HUMANS; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; TERRORISM; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS;

EID: 33846579597     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2006.06.012     Document Type: Review

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